CEDPO has issued guidance for organisations invited to complete a Data Protection Officer (DPO) questionnaire by their respective Data Protection Authority. This questionnaire is a part of the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) 2023 activities under the...
The interplay between the AI Act and the GDPR and its likely impact on data protection regulation, and, in particular, how it will affect the role of the data protection officer. In general terms, CEDPO has some concerns about the numerous legislative initiatives that...
Recital 45(a) of the proposed draft AI Act broadly outlines the intended way in which the GDPR and the AI Act will interact with each other: “The right to privacy and to data protection must be guaranteed throughout the entire lifecycle of the AI system. In this...
The German Association for Data Protection and Data Security (GDD) held its 46th Data Protection Symposium (DAFTA) from 17 to 18 November 2022. After purely virtual events in the last two years, the event was traditionally held again in the Maternushaus in Cologne....
The Data Governance Act (DGA) and the Data Act are part of the Commission’s European strategy for data aimed at creating a single market for data that ensures Europe’s global competitiveness and data sovereignty. The draft Data Act is a fundamental proposal of...
On September 12, the EDPB announced its second coordinated enforcement action which will focus on the designation and position of the data protection officer. The data protection authorities across the European Economic Area, in coordination with the European Data...